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Technical Agronomists
Technical Agronomist and Product Development Team
Incitec Pivot's Technical Agronomists' role is to provide agronomy support and education to the sales and marketing teams and key industry influencers. As recognised experts in their respective fields Technical Agronomists mould customer insights into improved products and technical services to support sustainable nutrient use in Australian agriculture and where possible improve efficiencies through better products and techniques.
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Incitec Pivot's Technical Agronomist team is available to help you with critical fertiliser decisions.
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Jim Laycock
Cropping Technical Agronomist
Contact: 0427 006 047 jim.laycock@incitecpivot.com.au
Cropping Technical Agronomist Jim Laycock spent his first 25 years in 
A contract harvester for 10 years, Jim moved to Cowra after a farm management role at Grenfell, and the completion of a Diploma in Farm Management at the
Five years with the NSW Department of Agriculture followed, and then an eight-year stint in sales with Incitec Pivot.
Predominantly responsible for the broadacre markets of central NSW, Jim takes a keen interest in nutrient management for minimum till systems, and is a keen member of the West Australian No Till Farmers Association.
Matt Mahoney
Co-ordinator - Agronomy Program
Contact: 0407 347 384 matthew.mahoney@incitecpivot.com.au
Matt Mahoney is Incitec Pivot's Co-ordinator - Agronomy Program, and supports the technical agronomists team. Matt's prior roles:
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Incitec Pivot's south pasture agronomist.
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Agronomist with Cropmark Seeds
Matt completed a PhD on fertiliser placement at Latrobe University in 2005 and grew up on a farm in the Mansfield district where he still has farming interests.
Rob Dwyer
Sugar and Northern Horticulture Tecnhical Agronomist
Contact: 0428 111471 rob.dwyer@incitecpivot.com.au
Based in the Burdekin, his current role builds on his experience in sales agronomy with Landmark in the Burdekin over the past eight years.
Prior to this, he spent several years with Primac in Mackay and Ayr.
A Gatton College graduate in horticultural technology (plant protection), Rob worked for Initec from 1992 to 1994, when he was based at the production laboratory at Gibson Island in Brisbane. During this time, he was involved in quality assurance and environmental monitoring associated with the manufacturing works.
Lee Menhennet
PASTURE Technical Agronomist
Contact: 0412 565 176 lee.menhennet@incitecpivot.com.au
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Lee was Area Sales Manager for Sunraysia & Riverland and Wimmera & Mallee Districts as well as Horticultural Agronomist for Southern Regions with Incitec Fertilisers from 1996. Later in 2000 Lee moved to Shepparton for the role of Area Sales Manager for Goulburn Valley Nth East Vic.
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Post Incitec/Pivot merger, Lee became the regional agronomist for pasture, horticulture and cropping in Northern Vic, returning to the Area Sales Manager Role for 18 months before accepting a role in Liquid Sales Development in southern Australia.
Lee currently resides in the Goulburn Valley at Shepparton where he has farming interests including commercial property.
Charlie Walker
Technical and Development Manager
Contact: 0413 018 547 charlie.walker@incitecpivot.com.au
- Graduate of the University of New England with a Bachelor of Rural Science
- Retail experience as an Agronomist with retail outlets in Tamworth and Moree
- Joined Incitec Fertilisers in 1996 as an area manager on the Darling Downs
- Moved to Victoria in 1999 as Market Development Agronomist for cropping in Southern Australia
- Took up the role of Product Innovation Manager in 2003
- Commenced as Technical and Development Manager in 2009
Charlie is Passionate about plant nutrition and fertilisers - "fertilisers are one of the few inputs that can enhance production - most other inputs are preventative"
Roy Hildebrand
Product Development - Operations
Contact: 0412 660 416 roy.hildebrand@incitecpivot.com.au
Roy has been involved in the fertiliser industry for over 20 years, both in Australia 
and overseas.
Roles with Incitec Pivot have included:
- Two years as Brisbane head office agronomist during which time he updated most of the technical material and ran numerous nutrition training courses.
- Several years as Area Sales Manager based at Coffs Harbour in NSW
- Horticultural Agronomist covering nutrition of all horticultural crops in Eastern Australia.
- New Product Development focussing on a range of technologies including granulation, trace element coatings, slow release fertilisers and liquids
- For the past 7 years Roy's focus has been driving the development and growth of the EASY Liquids portfolio (including EASY N).
Roy currently resides in Brisbane, where he will manage the Operational component of the Product Development Team
